Sitka Newswire

The corporation and its board of trustees argue the policy could help recruit talented managers. But it's up to Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration and the Alaska Legislature to make it happen.
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The future of the Walker Administration's Climate Action Leadership Team is in limbo with the election of Mike Dunleavy. DEC Commissioner Larry Hartig speaks to other members of the team on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus, April 12, 2018.
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Once headed for mothballs with its sister ship, the fast vehicle ferry MV Fairweather appears likely to return to service in Southeast Alaska next summer, according to a proposed schedule released Friday by the Alaska Marine Highway System. The Fairweather would make three runs a week between Juneau, Haines and Skagway, plus a weekly run to Sitka from May to September.
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Judson Rusk, Calvin Drake and Seaton Bryan play Nyctophobia, a board game where players are unable to see the board. The three traveled to SHUX earlier this fall to try new board games and meet the creators of some of their favorites.
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Judson Rusk, Calvin Drank and Seaton Bryan play Nyctophobia, a board game where players are unable to see the board. The three traveled to SHUX earlier this fall to try new board games and meet the creators of some of their favorites.
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Healy Republican Rep. Dave Talerico announces Wednesday that the GOP has formed a new, 21-member House majority caucus. Talerico says he'll be the House speaker when the chamber convenes in January.
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Challenger Dr. Richard Wein and three-term incumbent Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. The outcome of their race isn't definitive, as six of fourteen precincts have not been able to report their results due to a technical error.
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Commercial crab fishermen won't have a season for red king crab in Southeast this fall. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game made that announcement on September 7. The lucrative fishery was open last year for the first time in six years.
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At 39, Nicholas Galanin is a globally recognized name in the indigenous art world. He has no intentions of relocating, working out of the Devilfish Gallery and his home in Sitka "Winter here is a wonderful time to create," he said during a recent visit by KCAW.
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Two Alaska newspapers initially misreported who was eligible to vote in the primary election. And it turned out that fewer than 100 votes could have made the difference in two races in one of the paper's areas.
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